Sweet Honey in the Rock

Is there anything more inspired and poetically linked to nature than honey? Some would argue wine, with its terroir and its varietals, but really…there is just something so fanciful and alluring about stealing from bees. Unlike sugar (and countless synthetic sugar substitutes), honey is subjected to virtually no processing after the bees have worked their magic by turning flower pollen into this amber sweet elixir. In addition, honey has numerous antioxidants, enzymes, and trace vitamins and minerals (vitamin B6, vitamin C, zinc, calcium, etc) that are nowhere to be found in processed sugar.

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Round Rock Honey is manufactured and packaged at a relatively small operation in Texas, proving once and for all that Texas is not just BBQ ribs and beer. This honey is a 100% natural wild flower honey – meaning it is a raw product that has never been heated, modified, or diluted (as some honeys have been). If you think you know honey, you probably only know half the story, because tasting a truly pure and exceptional product like Round Rock Honey will likely open up some dormant taste receptors that just lay in waiting.

Distinct from some quality honeys that are informed by the locations where the bees have been unleashed to pollinate and therefore take on characteristics of the local flora like clover, buckwheat, tupelo, or orange blossom, Round Rock Honey is more of a straightforward product with no overriding or dominant flavor. It is more of a harmonious collection of flavors that is near indescribable, but assuredly sweet. I didn't have the chance to cook with Round Rock Honey, but I could attest that it was wonderfully flavorful on warm toast, in hot tea, and drizzled over fruit.

Round Rock is available in half-pound jars for $5.50 and is sold at select Whole Foods Markets and online.